The Infinite Bonds of Family: Domesticity in Canada, 1850-1940 (Themes in Canadian History) - Hardcover

Cynthia R. Comacchio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802009646 ISBN 13: 9780802009647

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1999

Synopsis

The history of the family is a relatively new, yet rapidly developing area of academic study. With this book, Cynthia Comacchio presents the first historical overview of domestic life in Canada.

According to Comacchio, the social anxiety resulting from an ongoing perception of the family as being 'in crisis' has had a significant influence on evolving social policy. Comacchio shows how families have both changed and remained the same, through transitions brought about by urbanization, industrialization, and war. Her many stories of individual families highlight both historical trends and the more intimate issues related to race, gender, class, region, and age.

This is the only synthesis to date of the historical literature on Canadian families. Designed for students at graduate and undergraduate levels, it not only introduces the key concepts and approaches of a developing field of study, but also summarizes the major issues and trends that affected Canadian families from 1850 to1940.

About this title

About the Author

Cynthia R. Comacchio is Associate Professor, History and Women's Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802009646
• ISBN 13: 9780802009647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192